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Dr. Jose Rizal, Philippine National Hero

photocredit Mell Zamora

A sculpture of Jose Rizal the Philippine’s National Hero.
It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice. — Jose Rizal
There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves. […]

Filipino Canadians

From the inbox, we would like to thank Nelz for bringing this to our attention and sending this resource.
Nelz is from Canada, and has been very much excited in participating in our goal to bring The Filipino to the frontpage. We cover a whole lot of politics, but we are always happy to put […]

This Day in Philippines History [November 27]

1898 Spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam
Finally we rid ourselves of Spain… but… now wait… Now the U.S. takes its place…
1941 Japanese troops landed on northern Luzon in The Philippines
Just the beginning of a long war…
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Philippines at a Glance

So, you were wondering how to quickly summarize the philippines? Well, considering that in elementary we were taught to memorize Our National Hero, Our National Flower, etc.
I thought I’d list them here for you to recall and maybe memorize again (just in case you were given a test)
Official Name: Republika ng Pilipinas ([tag]Republic of […]